DHE 112 - Preventive Dentistry

1. Outline preventive measures to ensure safe, effective, and legally sound dental hygiene care.
2. Summarize the dental hygiene models to include evidence-based decision making and the dental hygiene process of care model.
3. Explain the theory of minimally invasive dentistry, components of caries risk assessment, and how the two compliment conservative restorative care.
4. Identify local and systemic oral hygiene factors, patient motivation techniques, and oral physiotherapy techniques.

1. Summarize the dental hygiene models to include evidence-based decision making and the dental hygiene process of care model.
2. Identify critical components of patient health histories as they apply to treatment planning.
3. Describe the etiologies of dental diseases and the associated treatment regimens.
4. Explain the theory of minimally invasive dentistry, components of caries risk assessment, and how the two compliment conservative restorative care.
5. Identify local and systemic oral hygiene factors, patient motivation techniques, and oral physiotherapy techniques.
6. Summarize the etiology of dentinal sensitivity and current products and techniques used to treat the condition.
7. Explain the process of enamel demineralization and the theories and products associated with treatment.
8. Describe the strengths and limitations of chemicotherapy and the types of treatment applications commonly utilized.
9. Outline the psychotherapies associated with tobacco cessation and the local and national resources for patient and clinician support.

1. Role of Dental Hygienists as Prevention Specialists
   1. Medical risk management
   2. Legal risk management
2. Clinical Treatment Theories
   1. Evidence-based decision making
   2. Minimally invasive dentistry
   3. Dental hygiene process care model
3. Patient Care Readiness
   1. Critical health histories
   2. Oral cancer screening technology
4. Dental Disease – Etiology and Treatment
5. Caries Risk Assessment
   1. Methamphetamine addiction
      1. Prevalence
      2. Oral manifestations
   2. Oral piercing care
6. Oral Hygiene Instruction, Reinforcement, and Motivation
   1. Oral hygiene aids
   2. Patient communication and motivation
   3. Removable appliance care and maintenance
7. Dentin Sensitivity
   1. Xerostomia – patient management
   2. O’Leary’s plaque index
8. Demineralization/Remineralization
   1. Fluoride therapies
   2. Sealants
9. Chemotherapeutics
   1. Oral irrigation
   2. Dentifrices
   3. Mouthwashes
   4. Oral hygiene instruction
10. Tobacco Management/Tobacco Cessation